Device and Cross Browser Support

Tue Aug 28 2018

Desktop Browser Support

Device

DASH HTML5

DASH Flash

HLS HTML5

HLS Flash

Chrome

✅1

✅

✅1

✅

Firefox

✅2

✅

✅2

✅

Internet Explorer 10+

✅3

✅

✅3

✅

Microsoft Edge

✅

✅

✅

✅

Safari

✅4

✅

✅4

✅

Opera

✅5

✅

5

✅

All features of the Bitmovin HTML5 Player for Web are available on these browsers. We utilize the browser internal video and audio decoding capabilities (using the MSE and EME interface). Therefore we support the codecs (video and audio) that the individual browsers support. Codec support various across browsers, but H.264/AVC video and AAC audio tend to be supported by all major vendors.

1 Supported since Chrome version 30+2 Supported since Firefox version 42+3 Supported since IE 11 (Windows 8+ only)4 Supported since Safari version 8+5 Supported since Opera version 15+

Mobile Devices

Device

DASH Web based

DASH Native SDK

HLS Web based

HLS Native SDK

Android

✅1

✅2

✅1

✅2

iOS

❌3

❌3

✅4

✅5

Windows

✅6

✅6

TVs and Streaming Devices

Device

DASH Web based

DASH Native SDK

HLS Web based

HLS Native SDK

Chromecast

✅

✅

✅

✅

Apple TV

❌3

❌3

via AirPlay

✅9

Amazon FireTV

✅

✅

Android TV

✅

✅

✅

✅

LG TVs7

✅

✅

⚙️

⚙️

Samsung TVs8

✅

✅

⚙️

⚙️

XBox One S/X & UWP

✅

✅

Bitmovin’s Web based and native SDKs share a unified UI, configuration and API which ensures a consistent presentation and user experience across all devices and platforms. In contrast to desktop browsers, ‘Autoplay’ works only when muted on mobile browsers, due to a restriction from the Operating Systems.